Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from the Road

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“And we don’t know where”

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Jen Deaderick
Mar 08, 2026
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I’m in Brighton. I ate Belgian chips and drank a macchiato then walked to the beach. I drank a Campari spritz by the sea and thought of Beth Chapman, who ordered that when I drove her into downtown Boston when her leg was broken and she was desperate to get out of the house.

As I was leaving the bar with my drink, George Michael’s “Faith” came on over th…

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